Draconian U.S. immigration policies can lead to life-changing consequences for families. A minor mistake on an immigration form or not filing for the proper visa can lead to arrest, jailing and deportation. Years-long processing times for visas often leave families in limbo. People have the impression that U.S. citizens can bring their foreign-born fiancees or [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Associated Press reports (via Yahoo News) that a missing GI’s wife won’t be deported.
Some excerpts:
Yaderlin illegally entered the United States from the Dominican Republic in 2001. Her husband’s request for a green card and legal residence status for her alerted authorities to her situation, Kolken said.
The attorney said his client would not be eligible [...]
An opinion piece in USA TODAY gives the following statistics regarding visa wait times -
Depending on their origin, spouses and minor children of legal U.S. residents, eligible this month for visas to become legal residents, have waited:
* Mexico — six years.
* Other — five years.
Siblings of U.S. citizens, eligible this month, have waited:
* Philippines — [...]
Arrogant, self-righteous American descendants of immigrants need to remember Ellis Island’s past (Reuters: Ellis Island’s past returns in immigration row).
The United States of America should remember past debates over who should be allowed into the country.
Some excerpts from the Reuters article:
“I do think it’s interesting that we worship Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty [...]
Reuters reports that The ACLU says a U.S. citizen was wrongfully deported to Mexico.
The American Civil Liberties Union sued the U.S. government on Monday over what the rights group said was the wrongful deportation of a developmentally disabled U.S. citizen who is now missing in Mexico.
Some excerpts:
ACLU spokesman Michael Soller said 29-year-old Pedro Guzman was [...]
Hitler spouts more drivel…. He’s a dangerous extremist.
The DesMoinesRegister reports that Hitler attributes woes to immigration.
Some examples of drivel from this mental patient:
U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo on Saturday appealed to supporters of Iowa Congressman Steve King and took aim at illegal immigration, which he said affects every other important issue in the 2008 presidential race.
Tancredo touched [...]
An opinion piece in The Arizona Republic was written by a sensible American. The writer says that shouting is not a solution to immigration.
Some excerpts:
The phrase “illegal immigration” is rarely spoken these days.
It is shouted in anger.
The shouting voices do not speak for a nation that remains conflicted, yet rational, about illegal immigration and illegal immigrants.
Most [...]
The Washington Post reports that Bush is losing credibility on democracy. Four years after the George W. Bush administration began promoting democracy as the key to the United States’ long-term security, democracy regression is visible from Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela to Vladimir Putin’s Russia. The audience willing to listen to George W.’s hot air has also dwindled.
That’s [...]
The New York Times reports on the terrorizing of New Haven by the feds.
Some excerpts:
The police [in New Haven, Connecticut] adopted a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for dealing with immigrants, and the mayor backed a plan for municipal identification cards. Within the borders of this liberal college town, there was hardly a whiff of opposition.
But [...]
An Internet joke that circulated in early 2004 accurately depicts what life in the USA under the post-September 11 New Regime could be like:
Operator: “Thank you for calling Domino’s Round Table Pizza. May I have your national ID number?”
Customer: “Hi, I’d like to place an order.”
Operator: “I must have your NIDN first, sir.”
Customer: “My National [...]
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